ZEUS (Central End User Services) - Hardware Provider

(1st Minimum Eligibility Requirement) 1. Total annual turnover The total annual turnover of the applicant or the applicant community must be at least 15,000,000 euros net per financial year in the last three completed financial years. The annual turnover with services comparable to the subject of ZEUS must amount to at least 7,500,000 euros net per financial year in the last three completed financial years. "Comparable services" are services that are comparable to those described in the certificate of performance.

Positive EBIT margin The average EBIT margin of the applicant or the applicant community must be positive over the last three completed financial years. The decisive factor is the arithmetic average of the EBIT margins for these three financial years.

Professional Liability and Company Liability Insurance The applicant or the applicant community must have a professional and company liability insurance with the following minimum amounts per claim or confirm that a corresponding insurance is concluded at the latest before the conclusion of the contract: 5,000,000 euros for personal and property damage, 2,000,000 euros for property damage, 2,000,000 euros for damages arising from data protection, information security or cyber events.

Coverage must be available at least twice per year of insurance. The applicant or the association of applicants must confirm that at the end of the period of participation: no insolvency proceedings or similar proceedings have been applied for or opened, there is no insolvency or over-indebtedness, no circumstances are known that specifically jeopardize the economic continuation of the company during the intended period of performance.

In the case of a candidate/consortium, as well as in the case of a qualifying loan, the turnover of the members is added, provided that the members are jointly responsible for the performance of the contract. If the applicant invokes the economic or financial capacity of another company, the applicant must prove that the necessary funds are actually available throughout the term of the contract.

The applicant and the qualifying company must be jointly liable according to the extent of the qualifying loan. (2.Economic selection criteria) If there are more suitable candidates than are to be invited to submit a tender, the following economic selection criteria are additionally assessed: a Average total annual sales 2023 to 2025, maximum 100 points annual sales less than or equal to € 25 million: 0 points annual sales greater than € 25 million and less than or equal to € 200 million: 50 points annual sales greater than € 200 million: 100 points b Average EBIT margin 2023 to 2025, maximum 50 points – up to and including 5 percent: 0 points, – over 5 percent to and including 10 percent: 25 points, – over 10 percent: 50 points.

The required information must be given in full and truthful manner in the annex “T06 – Company Presentation Bidder” and submitted with the request to participate. The client reserves the right to request corresponding proof.

The applicant or the member(s) of the applicant community and – where applicable – the third party(s) who is(are) used must present an extract from the commercial register of the registry court responsible for him(them). The supporting document(s) shall indicate which natural person(s) is (are) jointly authorised to represent the candidate(s) and/or third parties.

The applicant or the applicant community confirms that the competence areas Workplace HW Mobile HW UC/VC HW Hardware-Services Storage and delivery capacities with at least two (2) references can be proven. Each reference order must additionally include at least 3,000 supervised employees and a minimum turnover of 5,000,000 EUR (net) over the contract period.

The references must be at least on-going or completed (not in implementation/transition) In the case of completed references, the maturity may not exceed 36 months from the date of submission of the competition. Furthermore, 2 references must be submitted in which Workplace HW and UC/VC HW were provided together. (Reference selection criteria) Among the suitable applicants, the selection is made, among other things, on the basis of the quality and comparability of the accepted references.

Only references that meet all the mandatory criteria set out in the "T07 - Form References" are evaluated. A reference is only accepted if: at least 3,000 employees have been looked after; the minimum project turnover of EUR 5,000,000 (net over the duration of the contract) is reached; the project is at least on-going or completed; the end-of-service date is a maximum of 36 months; at least one of the seven competence areas has been confirmed.

The indication of a contact person and corresponding contact data is expressly desired. However, a missing or non-personal indication does not in itself lead to the non-recognition of the reference.

For each accepted reference, the following reference points shall be assigned: a basis point for the accepted reference; one additional point for 3,500 to 4,999 employees under management; two additional points from 5,000 employees under management; one additional point each for each confirmed competence area: Workplace HW Mobile HW UC/VC HW Output HW (e.g. Printer) Network & Server HW hardware services warehousing and delivery capacities; 2 additional points if a reference covers 4 or more areas of competence or 4 additional points if a reference covers 6 or more areas of competence an additional point if the reference customer is a KRITIS company or an energy supplier.

For the competence areas Mobile HW, Output HW, Network & Server HW, including HW services, as well as storage and delivery capacities, can each take into account a maximum of five extra points across all references of an applicant. The competence areas Workplace HW and UC/VC HW are not limited in the points total. For each individual reference, a maximum of eleven reference points can be reached before application of the range-related total covers. Unaccepted references get zero points.

A reference may cover several areas of competence, but each reference order may only be recorded as one line (no double-pointing for a reference). The points of all accepted references of an applicant are added. The number of eligible references shall not be limited. The applicant with the highest sum of reference points will receive the maximum selection point of 1,000 points.

The selection points of the other suitable applicants are determined proportionally as follows: selection points = 1,000 × reference points of the applicant ÷ highest reference points among all applicants The score obtained by this formula shall be rounded to an integer and shall constitute the score achieved in this selection criterion. TenneT reserves the right to check the references provided on a random basis and to request appropriate evidence or confirmations. Misinformation may lead to exclusion from the procurement procedure.

The applicant or member(s) of the applicant community declare(s) to have implemented an Information Security Management System (ISMS) in compliance with the requirements of ISO 27001. For applicant associations, please indicate which member(s) specifically has such an ISMS. The applicant or member(s) of the applicant community must, together with his/her application for participation, provide a certificate (valid certificate) from a registered certification body certifying the existence of an ISMS in accordance with ISO 27001. In addition, the applicant acknowledges that according to the contract a continuous certification is required for the performance period.

Order-related number of employees in Germany and EEA For the rating, all figures are added. The joint average number of employees for the financial years 2023, 2024 and 2025 is evaluated. The following points are awarded: No mention or mention 0-50 employees: 0 points 51-100 employees: 50 points 101-x employees: 100 points

Has the applicant or applicant community implemented an IT service management system? (desired according to ITILv) If yes, which specific (e.g. ISO 20000-1)? In the case of a candidate community, a nomination is required for each member of the candidate community. For candidate communities, points will only be awarded if each member meets the requirement. The following points are awarded: No indication or none: 0 points Yes, min. one ITILv proof: 50 points Yes, ISO 20000-1: 100 points

The applicant or candidate community shall have appropriate and effective procedures in place to ensure and control the quality of the supplies and services covered by the contract. The proof shall be provided by a valid ISO 9001 certification. The following points are awarded:

• No indication or suitable proof: 0 points
• Valid certification according to ISO 9001: 100 points

The applicant or candidate community shall have an effectively implemented environmental management system, such as ISO 14001, or equivalent systematic environmental management measures. The following points are awarded:

• No indication or no environmental management system: 0 points
• Equivalent environmental management measures: 50 points
• Valid certification according to ISO 14001: 100 points